Her Renegade Rancher
Montana Men, #5
by Jennifer Ryan
Releasing September 20th 2016
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Contemporary, western, small town romance. Fate has a way of getting what she wants. Colt and Luna had their chance at a beginning but things just didn't quite workout. Now there may not be a chance to find out if long held desires can work or not. Or did fate decide to step in one more time and see what would happen on a second chance at everlasting.
Luna has set herself ready to leave the one community that she has found her love in and now must part with him. Colt had been keeping his distance and it was time for her to move on. That was until an unfortunate event took place leaving Luna with a better option. Watching things unfold for Luna and Colt was sweet and romantic, yet with an edge of suspense. Why? Why was the question lingering? As events unfold, things become clear and truths are revealed.
There were twist, greed, resentment, and chemistry. The angst built as the romance blossomed. Misunderstanding just need a little time to get them straightened out. This was a well written addition to the Montana Men series. We get a little of the others from previous stories and a look at some future characters in books to come.
I have to admit that I fell into Jennifer Ryan's writing earlier this year. She one of my new author's this year that has had me very happy to come back again and again to read her stories. I got to know the Montana men from the very beginning. I must say that I look forward to each new release. The characters are rich and endearing. The men are hot, sexy, strong, loving, kind, delicious, decadent, protective and proud. The women that they chose to love have their own set of fire, brass, strength, loving, kindness, and bit of protectiveness also.
**This ARC was provided via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.**
Montana Men series:
Cain't Wait - Montana Men, #.5
At Wolf Ranch - Montana Men, #1
When It's Right - Montana Men, #2
Her Lucky Cowboy - Montana Men, #3
Stone Cold Cowboy - Montana Men, #4
Her Renegade Rancher - Montana Men, #5
Snowbound at Christmas - Montana Men, #5.5
His Cowboy Heart - Montana Men, #6
Blurb
Colt
Kendrick knows one thing about a small town, you can’t avoid anyone for
long-especially a girl he crossed the line with and is best friends with his
brother’s fiancé. Luna could have been the one if he hadn’t done her wrong.
Colt’s intentions are nothing but honorable, but his thoughts about Luna sure
aren’t. How could he ever let a sweet girl like her go? He won’t make that
mistake twice.
Luna
Hill thought she lost her shot with the sexy cowboy, but sometimes lightning
does strike twice. While she wants to see what one scorching kiss leads to,
she’s got a job offer out of state. Will she stay stuck in her less than life,
or reach for her dream? An unexpected and amazing opportunity will keep her in
town and give her what her heart desires most, a chance to be with Colt, but it
comes with a price that may cost Colt his life.
Colt
will do anything to keep Luna safe, including put his life on the line, because
nothing is more important than the woman who showed Colt he has a heart-and it
belongs to her.
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“You
drive me crazy.”
She
didn’t even hide her smile. “Why?”
“Because
all I want to do is kiss you.”
“More
things we agree on.” She placed her hand on the back of his neck, went up on
tiptoe, and brushed her lips over his. Like a match swiped across the rough
edge of the box, a fire lit inside of them. Colt’s arms banded around her. One
big hand held her lower back. He planted the other right on her ass, his long
fingers lay over the curve, inches from the tingling heat building between her
legs. He pulled her closer and took the kiss deeper. His tongue glided along
hers. She moaned. He growled, titled his head for a better angle, and kissed
her socks off.
Luna
lost herself in Colt’s arms. The first kiss they shared rocked her world off
center and left her wondering if what she felt that night in the parking lot
was real or just her imagination. Not only was the passion and need real,
something opened inside her and everything within her settled.
God, the
man could kiss.
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Author Info
Jennifer
Ryan is the New
York Times & USA Today
bestselling author of The Hunted Series and The McBrides Series. She writes
romantic suspense and contemporary small-town romances featuring strong men and
equally resilient women. Her stories are filled with love, family, friendship,
and the happily-ever-after we all hope to find.
Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with
her husband and three children. When she isn’t writing a book, she’s reading
one. Her obsession with both is often revealed in the state of her home and in
how late dinner is to the table. When she finally leaves those fictional
worlds, you’ll find her in the garden, playing in the dirt and
daydreaming about people who live only in her head, until she puts them on
paper.
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Q&A with Tasty
Book Tours
Q: Where do you get most of your storyline's
from? News? Imagination? Built from prior titles?
I have
a very active imagination. I get honked at for missing the red light turning
green a lot. When I’m doing mundane things like taking a shower, washing
dishes, or working in the garden, my mind just wanders and I start weaving
stories in my head. I keep a notebook where I jot them down for later because
I’m so busy writing the books.
When
I’m writing, I love to set up characters for their own books. I like to
introduce characters and leave readers wondering what will come of them. The
Hunted series is tied to the Montana Men series in that way. From the Montana
Men series, I’ve got two other series I’d like to spin off. One will be my
upcoming Montana Heat series in 2017.
Q: Which title or couple has been the easiest
to write and which gave you the most trouble?
At Wolf
Ranch was the hardest book to work on. My amazing editor and I probably did
about five rounds of edits before we had the plot just right. All the threads
had to come together at the end and every time we changed something in the
beginning, we had to work our way to the end again to be sure it all worked
out. Such a labor of love because I really loved the relationship between Gabe
and Ella and tackling a complicated, dysfunctional family.
Q: Which heroine do you feel most closely
relates to your personality?
They
all have a little bit of me in them.
I
connect the most with Bell from Her Lucky Cowboy. I know what it’s like to feel
like nothing you do will ever be good enough. That no matter how smart you are
or how much you achieve in your life, you’re still not good enough for the
people you think should love you no matter what…but they don’t. So you hide
your disappointment and hurt and do it for yourself. Bell just wants to be
loved and be a part of a loving family. She finds that with Dane and discovers
that kindness is worth more than anything. I get that. It’s become very
important in my life to be around people who are kind and do things that come
from the heart.
Q: You're known for adding a little
"suspense" to your romances. Do you have a fun piece of
research that you needed for one of your books?
I’m
pretty sure I’m on the FBI and Homeland Security watch lists for the research I
do online. My stalker research turned very dark, learning the psychology behind
someone with that kind of deep, dark obsession. I find I’m drawn to that type
of thing, the why behind the things people do. Whether it’s based on the way
they were treated in the past or a psychological flaw in their moral compass, I
want to know how they came to this place where hurting others seems the only
way to get what they want - or they just like it.
For Stone Cold Cowboy, I did a lot of
research on meth addicts and making meth. I was surprised to learn the life
expectancy of a meth addict is only five years from the time they start. That’s
sad and devastating for those hoping to help their loved ones in that terrible
circumstance. I also learned how to make meth, so if the whole writing thing
doesn’t work out…Just kidding. It’s a terrible epidemic and destroys lives, not
just for those who become addicted to the drugs but their families and friends.
As I tried to depict with Sadie and her brother Connor in Stone Cold Cowboy.
Q: What is your favorite part of writing
romances?
The
happy ending! I love writing the romance from first kiss to happy-ever-after
and everything that happens in between. I put my characters through a lot to
earn that happy ending and I want my readers to know that after all that,
they’re going to be okay. They have a partner who supports them. They have
love.
That’s
all any of us wants.
Q: What are you currently working on?
A brand
new series! Montana Heat. Fans of the
Montana Men series met Caden and Beck “Trigger” Cooke, two sexy DEA agents, in Stone Cold Cowboy. They lead off the new
series in 2017.
But
first, don’t miss Colt’s big brother Ford, who will finally get a second chance
at love when Jamie returns from the military to claim His Cowboy Heart.
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